English Explanatory Dictionary

granny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grandmother.
  2. Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
  3. An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.
  4. Ellipsis of granny knot.
adj
  1. Typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
verb
  1. To be a grandmother.
  2. To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.
noun
  1. A grand final.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹæni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-granny.wav

Word forms

granny grannies grammy granni grannying grannied

Etymology

From gran(nam) + -y

Synonyms

abuela baba babcia babulya /babulia (chiefly in Eastern European (especially Russian) contexts) babushka babusia babusya /babusia beldame bubbe eldermother eldmother gammy gram gramma grammy gran grandam grandma grandma'am grandmamma grandmammy grandmaw grandmom grandmomma grandmommy grandmother grandmum grandmumma grandmummy grannam granny granum mamaw mamgu mammaw meemaw memaw meme mimi mommom nan nana nanna nanny nonna oma sitty old dear

Derived words

granny annexe granny-bashing granny cart granny chaser granny chic granny dress granny dumping granny farm granny farming granny flat Grannygate granny gear granny glasses grannyish granny knob granny knot granny lane granny-pop-out-of-bed granny room granny shot granny-sit granny-sitter granny specs granny square granny style granny suite granny tax sun granny granny panties

Translations

Arabic: جِدَّة Arabic: تِيتَة Arabic: تيتة Belarusian: бабу́ля Belarusian: бабу́ня Belarusian: бабу́ся Bulgarian: ба́ба Bulgarian: ба́бче Catalan: iaia Chinese Mandarin: 奶奶 Czech: babička Czech: bábinka Czech: babča Dutch: oma Dutch: opoe Dutch: bomma Finnish: mummi French: mémé French: mamie German: Oma German: Omi German: Großmutti Hungarian: nagyi Ingrian: baabuška Italian: nonna Italian: nonnina Japanese: お婆ちゃん Japanese: お婆さん Korean: 할머님 Macedonian: баба Marathi: आजी Norwegian: besta Polish: babunia Polish: babusia Portuguese: vó Portuguese: vovó Portuguese: vovozinha Romanian: mamaie Russian: ба́бушка Russian: бабу́ся Russian: бабу́ля Russian: ба́ба Russian: бабу́ня Scots: gran Scots: grannie Serbo-Croatian: ба́ка Serbo-Croatian: báka Slovak: babička Slovene: bábica Spanish: abuelita Spanish: yaya Spanish: abue Turkish: nine Ukrainian: бабу́ся Ukrainian: бабу́ня Ukrainian: ба́бця Ukrainian: бабу́ля
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